Deus ex machina

unwilling mind will reduce a person to their state of their body and it is when one allows this to happen then any chance of survival is taken away. Characteristics that could strengthen the mentality include hope and faith, both which rely on a deus ex machina type complex in which some unknown force (luck being a contender) come in and turn the situation around for the better. In Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat, this concept of the limited tools of survival is highlighted by the battle with…

each novel lead to the conclusion that evils are concomitant with good, and one cannot exist without the other. For example, near the end of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a messy fire intended to kill brings salvation, in the form of a deus ex machina, and saves them all. The irony is that evil brings good, similar to Golding’s experience, in which war brought peace. Steinbeck, on the other hand, illustrates evil as a follower of good. In his novel, The Grapes of Wrath, the killing…

Just as art has been a major part of human history, so has theatre and performing arts. It takes shape in storytelling, dance, and acting. According to the History of Theatre, ‘studies of wall paintings in Africa, France, and Spain reveal that humans were engaged in sophisticated forms of artistic expression as early as 20,000 years ago.’ This was apparently before the development of some skills and habits that helped advance civilization. Through this paper, we will discuss what sorts of…

As a satire the movie, Shrek is extremely enchanting and successfully adds a sense of realism to the “fairy-tale” characters that we have all come to know and love. This realism created by the film flips the way the audience perceives each character. Though due to its animation it may be hard for one to simply accept all that is happening, but Shrek has the ability to encapsulate the viewer and place them on an adventure into the land of faerie, up until the end of the movie when the viewer…

‘Medea is about extremes in human emotion.’ Discuss. It is within the very nature of humans to be captivated by extreme emotions, yet within his Greek tragedy Medea, Euripides also demonstrates the extent to which we are bound by idyllic values of social order. This disjunction founded upon passion and reason is best contextualised by the gripping antithesis between Medea and Jason respectively. While Medea is the embodiment of barbaric excess, Jason is the unadulterated archetype of Greek…

Rise of the Fallen Rise of the Fallen is a Christian fiction novel written by Chuck Black. It’s theme revolves around angels and demons and God’s hand in seemingly impossible situations. In this novel, the plot centers around Validus, a high ranking warrior angel. He is given a seemingly menial and low-profile task by Elohim to protect a man Elohim deems extremely important. Along the way, Validus, meets up with his old friends and enemies who are after the same man. The strong points of this…

He was an observer as Tim described him, over-watching his actions as if he were a godlike figure. Elroy Berdahl was a deus ex machina to O'Brien's history, attempting to guide his decision through opportunity. "It struck me then that he must've planned it. I'll never be certain, of course, but I think he meant to bring me up against the realities, to guide me across the river…

With so much production and consumption of a plethora of different forms of media, too many people never need to need for it to be any different than how it is, never have to wish it would change. Too many people, unknowingly, take for granted something another group of people would weep with joy at finding. This is what being represented in the media can feel like. African Americans experience anywhere from negative representation to erasure from television, film, literature, and even the…

Despite the convoluted plot and philosophies, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe introduces a single theme around the capacity and limitations of a man who, under a tailored philosophy of a hero, flunks miserably! A hero is someone that humanity idolizes as a god, like Superman to Metropolis, and model themselves to, like humanity to God. Someone who can be esteemed by the masses as an individual of divine morality and strength, an individual that never forfeits their beliefs under any strain. Therefore…

to the Sultan, how he changes, and how magical genies change and corrupt the innocent people in the novel. While the novel isn’t focused on Islam and it’s teachings, it is a large part of the character’s lives, and in some cases resulted in a deus ex machina. Arabian Days and Nights is a fascinating allegorical novel about power, corruption, and faith. The novel is split into many short stories about characters in the city, and many stories are connected, if not by people then by place alone.…